Appeals 2025 entry

If your child is due to start secondary school in September 2025, you can appeal if you are refused a place at one of your preferred schools on National Offer Day (Monday 3 March 2025).

You need to submit your appeal before Monday 31 March 2025 for it to be considered by Wednesday 18 June 2025. Any appeals received after this time will be heard within 40 school days from the deadline, or where reasonably possible in line with updated guidance from the Department for Education.

For late applications, appeals should be heard within 40 school days from the deadline for lodging appeals where possible, or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged where reasonably possible in line with updated guidance from the Department for Education.

For appeals related to in year applications, appeals will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.

Please submit the Secondary Appeal Form 2025 when appealing. Click here for a copy of the form and submit by post to the Admissions Officer, or by email to admissions@st-anselms.org.uk 

A copy of the Admission Appeal Defense Statement is shown here. This is submitted by the school to the appeal board along with the Appeal Form and supporting documents supplied by the appellant. 

FAQ regarding how appeals will be conducted this year. Click here.

 Appeal a school offer - Kent County Council

Contact details: Miss C Bullard- Admissions officer

admissions@st-anselms.org.uk

Miss C Bullard

St Anselms Catholic School

Old Dover Road

Canterbury
CT1 3En